Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; Georgia Judicial Retirement System; transfer service credit
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service creditable toward retirement benefits under the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for the transfer of service credit from the Georgia Judicial Retirement System to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for the transfer of funds; to provide for the payment for creditable service in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia for prior service as a member of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System; to provide for conditions and payment; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Mar 2014
House Passage
Feb 2014
Senate Passage
Mar 2014
Signed into Law
Apr 2014
Introduced Feb 25, 2013
Signed Apr 15, 2014
Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2014
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 15, 2014
Signed into law
Act 497
upper
Apr 15, 2014
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 18, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 6, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 17, 2014
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 11, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 5, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Edward Lindsey
RRepublican
P
Howard Maxwell
RRepublican
P
Jay Powell
RRepublican
P
Rich Golick
RRepublican
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